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GOP candidates revolt, attempt to seize control over debates

A mid-campaign revolution is breaking out, according to Politico.com:

Republican presidential campaigns are planning to gather in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening to plot how to alter their party’s messy debate process — and how to remove power from the hands of the Republican National Committee.

Your daily jolt on politics from the AJC's Political insider blog
Your daily jolt on politics from the AJC's Political insider blog

Not invited to the meeting: Anyone from the RNC, which many candidates have openly criticized in the hours since Wednesday’s CNBC debate in Boulder, Colorado — a chaotic, disorganized affair that was widely panned by political observers…

“I think the campaigns have a number of concerns and they have a right to talk about that amongst themselves,” said Christian Ferry, Graham’s campaign manager.